Dress hanger



Nov. 15, 1932.

H. A. ENRICH DRESS HANGER Filed Feb. 14. 1931 INVE 0R jte/15W A. 0. 1.ATTORN Y Patented Nov. l5, 1932 UNITED ASTATES PATENT OFFICE DRESSHANGER Application illed February 14, 1931. Serial No. 515,749.

This invention relates to new and useful im rovements in a dress hanger.

' e invention has for an b]ect the provision of a dress hanger which ischaracterized by a wooden hanger bar, tubular plush cov- .ering memberswith outer closed ends engaged upon the ends of the hanger bar so thatthe inner ends terminate in the vicinit of the center of the bar, andmeans for hol ing the inner ends to hold the cover rings in place.

As a further ob'ect of this inventlon it is proposed to provi e a hangerhook arranged upon the center of the hanger bar for supporting it, and astrip wound upon the hanger bar in a manner so as to serve and hold thecovering members in lace and simultaneous- 1y hold the hook agamstlongitudinal movements. It is a still further object of this inventionto construct the strip mentioned in the previous paragraph of celluloidsheet metal or sheet rubber according to the design of the hanger.

As a further object of this invention it is proposed to employ staplesengaged through the covering material and the anger bar beneath thecovering strip so as to hold covering members in Dlace on the bar.

As a still furthe; object of this invention it is proposed to stamptongues from the covering strip which engage through the coverin membersand into the hanger bar for holdmg the covering members in place.

A still further object`of this invention is to provide a clamp upon theends of the strip mentioned in the previous paragraph for detachablymountin the strip in place.

' This invention as for a still further object the provision of a meansfor clamping the strip above mentioned in lace which should include lugsprojecting om one of the overlapping ends ofthe strip through aperturesin the other, and the rovision of a handle pivotally mounted on t e lugsand carrying cams capable of actin against the ends of the strip toaccomplish t e clamping.

As a still further object it is proposed to form ba onet slots in thelugs to allow removal o the handle when deslred.

And for a still -further object it is proposed to construct a dresshanger which is of simple durable construction, dependable inuse andeiicient in action, and which can be manufactured and sold at areasonable cost.

For further comprehension of the invention, and of the objects and advatages thereof, reference will be had to the ollowing description andaccompanyin drawing, and to the appended claims in w ich the variousnovel features of the invention are more particularly set forth. v

In the accompanying drawing forming a material part of this disclosureFig. 1 is an elevational view of a device constructed according to thisinvention.

Fig. 2 is a transverse sectional view taken on the line 2-2 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a transverse sectional viewtaken on the line 3-3 of Fi 1.

Fig. 4 is a view sim1lar to Fig. 1, but illus- 70 trating a modifiedarrangement.

a Fig. 5 is a fragmentary elevational view of the central portion ofFig. 4 with the strip removed.

Fig. 6 is an enlarged fragmentary view 75 similar to Fig. 3, but takenon the line 6`6 of Fig. 7 and illustrating a modified form of theinvention.

Fig. 7 is a fragmentary elevational view looking in the direction of theline 7-7 of 8 rThe dress hanger comprises a hanger bar 10 which is ofarched form in elevation. Transversely the hanger bar 10 is ofrectangular sha e as shown in Fig. 2. Preferably it should be made ofwood and have rounde ends 11. A means is provided on the center of thebar 10 for supporting the bar and is in the form of a hook 12. The lowerend of the stem of the hook engages through an opening 9 in the bar 10and is formed with a head 13 so as to revent upward removal of the hook;

Tu ular plush covering members14 with closed outer ends engage upon theends of the bar 10 so that their inner ends are in the 95 vicinity ofthe center of the bar. The outer ends of the cover members 14 arerounded 0E so as to correspond with the rounded ends 11.

A means is also provided for holding the inner ends of the coverings 14and the bar 10 supporting means in place. VThis means is in the form ofstaples 15 arranged on opposite sides of the hanger bar and engagingthrou h the inner ends of the coverin and into t e sides of the hangerbar 10. sheet strip 16 is formed with a top aperture 17 to allow thepassage of the hook 12 and is encircled around the bar 10 so as to coverup the staples 15 and so as to extend beneath the head 13. The free endsof the strip 16 overlap and are connected together in any suitablefashion such as by the use of cement. The strip 16 serves to hold thestaples 15 against possible coming out and serves to hold the hook 12from moving downwards as viewed in Fig. 1.

In Figs. 4 and 5 a modiied form has been illustrated, in which amodified means is used for holding the inner ends of the coverings 14 inplace. This modiied means is very similar to the one previouslydescribed but differs in the use of a pair of staples 18 connectedbetween the inner ends of the coverings 14 on both sides of the bar 10.The strip 16 engages over the staples 18 as previously described.

In Figs. 6 and 7 another modified form of the invention has beendisclosed, which differs from theprevious forms in the means for holdingthe inner ends of the coverings in place. This means, as shown, consistsof a strip 19 which engages around and over the inner ends of thecoverings 14. This strip has tongues 2O stamped out from its sides,which tongues engage through the inner ends of the coverings 14 and intothe material of the hanger bar 10. These tongues take the place of thestaples which were previously used.

Further, the overlapping ends of the strip 19 are clamped together sothat the strip is removable to allow removal of the coverings 14. Lugs21 project from the inner end of the strip and engage through openings22 in the outer end of the strip. A handle 23 pivot...lly engages in thelugs 21 and rigidly supports cams 24 adapted to engage against thebottom of the strip 19 so as to clamp the ends together. The handle 23is so shaped as to act against the bottom of the strip 19 when the cam24 is past its clamping dead center, as shown in Fig. 6, so as todiametrically maintain the clamped condition. Bayonet slots 25 areformed within the lugs 21 and serve to receive the ends of the handle 23so as to constitute the pivotal supporting of the handle. These bayonetslots allow the removal of the handle when desired. After the handle hasbeen removed, the strip 19 may be moved upwards and then the coverings14 are free for replacement.

In use, the dress hanger may be used as a conventional hanger. Itdistinguishes from conventional hangers in that the plush coveringsserve to prevent accidental slipping off of sup orted dresses. The stripwhich is engage over the inner ends of the coverings serve to produce avery neat hanger and at the same time serve to hold the coverings andthe supporting handle of the hanger in place.

While I have shown and described the preferred embodiment of myinvention, it is to be understood that I do not limitmyself to theprecise construction herein disclosed and the right isreserved to allchanges and modifications coming within the scope of' the invention asdefined in the appended claims. f

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by United States Letters Patent is 1. A dress hanger, comprisinga hanger bar, ahook on the center of said bar for supporting said bar,tubular covering members with closed ends engaged on the ends of saidbar with their inner ends in the vicinity of the center of said bar, ametallic strip, tongues on said strip piercing into the covering membersfor holding the inner ends of said coverings arid said metallic stripengaging around the center of lsaid bar to reinforce it and to cover theends of said tubular members.

2. A dress hanger, comprising a hanger bar, means on the center of saidbar for supporting said bar, tubular plush covering members with closedends engaged on the ends of said bar with their inner ends in thevicinity of the center of said bar, and means for holding the inner endsof said coverings and the bar supporting means in place, comprising astrip of material engaged around the hanger bar and having inwarddirected tongues engaging through the covering members and into thesides of the hanger bar, and a means for clamping said strip in place,comprising lugs projecting from the inner of the overlapping ends andextending through apertures in theouter of the overlapping ends, ahandle pivotally mounted in said lugs and carrying cams engageableagainst the side of the strip for clamping the overlapping ends inplace.

3. A dress hanger, comprising a hanger' bar, means on the center of saidbar for supporting said bar, tubular plush covering members with closedends engaged on the ends of said bar with their inner ends in thevicinity of the center of said bar, and means for holding the inner endsof said coverings and the bar supporting means in place, comprising astrip of material engaged around the,hanger bar and having inwarddirected tongues engaging through the covering members and into thesides of the hanger bar, and a means for clamping said strip in place,

, comprising. lugs projecting from the inner of the overlapping ends andextending through apertures in the outer of the overlapping ends, ahandle pivotally mounted' in said lugs and carrying cams engageableagainst the side of thcl strip for clamping the overlapping endsinplace, said lugs being formed with bayonet slots in which the endsofthe handle reposes-'to lallow its removal when desired. n

5 4. Adress hanger, comprising a hanger bar, means onthe center of saidbar for supv Aporting said bar, tubular plush covering lmembers withclosed ends engaged on the ends of saidbar with their inner ends in the:lok vicinity of the center of said bar, and means for holding the innerends of said coverings and the bar supporting means in place, comprisinga strip of material engaged around the hanger bar and having inwarddirected 15 tongues engaging through the covering members and into thesides of the hanger bar, and ameans for clamping said strip in place,comprising lugs projecting from the inner of the overlapping ends andextending through 2o apertures in thel outer of the overlappinng ends, ahandle pivotally mounted in said lugs and carrying cams engageableagainst the side of the strip for clamping the overy lapping ends inplace, said lugs bein formed 25 with bayonet slots in which the en s ofthe handle reposes to allow its removal when desired, and said bayonetslots terminating in the sides of the lugs at a position between theouter ends of the lug and their bases so 30 that in the clampedcondition of said clamping means the handle is restrained from re t'movaL 5. A dress hanger, comprising a hanger bar, tubular coveringmembers with closed 3 ends engaged on the ends of said bar with theirinner ends in the vicinity of the center of the bar, a stiff stripengaged around the center of the bar and covering the inner ends of thetubular members, and means on the 4G still strip for preventing thetubular covering members from falling off said bar.

6. A dress hanger comprising a hanger bar, a hook on the center of saidbar for supporting said bar, tubular covering members each having aclosed end and an open end with said closed ends engaged on the ends ofsaid bar and with said open ends in the vicinity of the center of saidbar, and means at the center of the bar for holding said open ends ofthe tubular covering members and for covering said open ends.

7. A dress hanger comprising a hanger bar, a hook on the center of saidbar for supporting said bar, tubular covering members each having aclosed end and an open end with said closed ends engaged on the ends of-said barand with said open ends in the vicinity of the center of saidbar, and a metallic strip at the center of said bar having prongspiercing into the open ends of said tubular covering members for holdingthe open ends of said covering members.

In testimony whereof I have axed my signature.

HENRY A. ENRICH.

